Press releases

Completion of Konrad repository delayed

The Konrad repository is on the home straight, but there are still a number of hurdles to overcome.

“GeoMetEr” research project: BGE designates second research region

Plans for 2D seismic survey and measurements from the air.

New exploratory borehole in the Asse mine

Emplacement chamber 12 to be investigated from May onwards

Eine grüne Wiese, am Horizont sind ein paar Bäume zu sehen

BGE publishes geotechnical report for the Asse mine

The Kuhlager site is fundamentally suitable

Foto eines winterlichen Sonnenaufgangs, fotografiert durch die Speichen eines großen Metallrads.

BGE presents a report on the development of a concept for characterising waste from the Asse mine

The BGE is publishing the final report on the “Development of a concept for characterising the radioactive waste to be retrieved from the Asse II mine”.

“GeoMetEr” research project begins

The research project is being launched in mid-March 2023 in collaboration with a project group led by the Freiberg University of Mining and Technology.

Press release No. 13/22: BGE hopes to submit report on siting regions in 2027 at the latest

In Step 2 of Phase I of the search for a repository for high-level radioactive waste in Germany, the task of the Bundesgesellschaft für Endlagerung (BGE) is to reduce 90 sub-areas to a small number of siting regions for surface exploration

Press Release No. 12/22 – BGE applies for temporary closure of district road

The Bundesgesellschaft für Endlagerung (BGE) is requesting the temporary closure of the district road K 513 between Remlingen and Groß Vahlberg for the retrieval of radioactive waste from the Asse mine.

Press Release No. 11/22 – Have your say on the construction of the waste treatment plant and interim storage facility for Asse retrieval

As part of an early public participation process, the Bundesgesellschaft für Endlagerung (BGE) now wants to enter into dialogue with the general public

Press Release No. 10/22 – BGE explains site proposal for Asse interim storage facility

In a statement of opinion regarding the “enlightenment report”, the BGE discusses points of criticism from the report and sets out its position regarding the Asse-2 monitoring process.